SAN FRANCISCO - The 2022 fall season returns and Pac-12 Networks is back for its first week of live game coverage of the athletic year, with a robust schedule featuring womens and mens soccer.

Pac-12 Networks is set to broadcast 85 womens soccer matches in 2022, with each program appearing at least seven times. No. 21 Stanford has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 title for the seventh time in eight seasons, while No. 13 UCLA eyes its third-straight Conference championship.

Complete season schedules for womens soccer and mens soccer are available at Pac-12.com .

PAC-12 NETWORKS KICKOFF WEEK HIGHLIGHTS

• No. 21 Stanford womens soccer begins its campaign against Sacramento State on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Now app . The Cardinal garnered six first-place votes in the preseason coaches poll.
• Two-time defending league champion No. 13 UCLA returns to the pitch against Iowa on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network . The Bruins topped Fresno State, 5-1, in their lone preseason tuneup behind a pair of goals by graduate transfer Ally Cook .
• Pac-12 Insider the Conferences free, ad-supported streaming service features a pair of womens soccer matchups: Iowa State at Arizona ( 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT on Thursday, Aug. 18 ) and Colorado State at Utah ( 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT on Sunday, Aug. 21 ).
• California mens soccer welcomes Pacific to Edwards Stadium in their final exhibition contest on Friday, Aug. 19 for a 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT tilt airing on Pac-12 Network .
• Oregon womens soccer returns to action on Sunday, Aug. 21 against San Francisco at 2 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network . Emmy-award winning broadcaster Ann Schatz will be on the call.

#Pac12Soccer Kickoff Week on Pac-12 Networks (subject to change)

PAC-12 INSIDER

Pac-12 Insider is the free broadband streaming channel from Pac-12 Networks, giving all fans access to over 100 live events, the latest football and basketball highlights, classic encores across top sports and in-depth stories that showcase the heart and soul of Pac-12 student-athletes, coaches and legends. Pac-12 Insider is available on Pac-12.com as well as nine partner platforms, including Local Now , Redbox , Samsung TV Plus , Sportstribal , The Roku Channel , Vizio , Xumo , Sling and Tubi , and more information can be found here .

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All Pac-12 Networks broadcasts are available in HD via the Pac-12 Now app for iOS, Android , Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV . Pac-12 Networks subscribers have access to all content aired on Pac-12 Network and all six regional channels (Pac-12 Arizona, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Mountain, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Washington) via the Pac-12 Now app, which is free to download. In addition to watching live games, fans can select their favorite Pac-12 universities and programs to receive news and updates, all year long.

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